Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expen…

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Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable. ✨ Attributed in W. Somerset Maugham, Christmas Holiday (1939)
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Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable. ✨ Attributed in W. Somerset Maugham, Christmas Holiday (1939)

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